# Festive Ghostly Mergingues These Spooky Sweet Desserts are Decorated to Look Like Colorful Ghosts By M | Published 2015-10-05 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sweet-dessert References: [sheknows](http://www.sheknows.com/food-and-recipes/articles/1097163/ghost-meringues) & [sheknows](http://www.sheknows.com/) With Halloween just around the corner, these homemade sweet desserts shaped like [spooky ghosts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/general-mills-halloween) are a quick, easy and inexpensive recipe to whip up for the ghoulish holiday. The dessert features three different colored [meringues pipped and decorated](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/baileys-meringues) to look like miniature ghosts. Meringues are a simple dessert recipe to put together since they only require a few ingredients including water, cream of tartar, egg whites and sugar. Once the eggs are fluffy and peaking, you can split the batter up and dye it Halloween hues such as orange and purple using food coloring. Then the mixture is pipped into pyramids and decorated using [melted candy wafers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gourmet-halloweenthemed-chocolates) to create an elongated mouth and eyes. These sweets would be ideal to serve at a party to guests as they take no time at all to prep or decorate. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.5/10 - Popularity: 25% | Activity: 12% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Gen Alpha, Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Food](https://www.trendhunter.com/food) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Halloween-themed Desserts:** Innovation opportunity for companies to introduce more creative sweet treats during the holiday season. - **DIY Dessert Kits:** Opportunity to create pre-packaged kits with all the necessary ingredients for customers to make their own themed desserts at home. - **Food Color Dye:** There is potential for a new or improved food color dye product that gives more vibrant or specialized Halloween colors for desserts. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Food and Beverage:** Innovation opportunity for companies to tap into the Halloween-themed food and beverage market with creative and easy-to-make offerings. - **DIY Products:** Opportunity for companies to create and sell DIY dessert kits that provide the necessary ingredients to create special Halloween treats at home. - **Food Coloring:** Opportunity for food coloring manufacturers to create specialized Halloween colors for foods and beverages. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Artisan-Quality Halloween Desserts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tous-les-jours-spooky-delights.md) - [Spooky Patisserie Dessert Menus](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/paris-baguette-halloween-menu.md) - [DIY Monster Pops](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/monster-pops.md) - [Halloween-Inspired Cupcake Kits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/supernatural-kitchen.md) - [Playful Space-Themed Desserts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spacethemed-dessert.md) - [Seasonally Spooky Shortbread Cookies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mcghees-halloween-empire-biscuits.md) - [Decorative Holiday Marshmallows](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/holiday-marshmallow.md) - [Spooky Seasonal Marshmallow Treats](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/halloween-peeps.md) - [Monstrously Stuffed Marshmallows](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/stuffed-puffs-monster-marsh.md)